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Updated at 11.30am
200 NEW JOBS are being created at Dublin Airport. Swissport Ireland Limited, which manages ground handling at the facility, announced the creation of the positions this morning.
The jobs will be in customer service, ramp handling, flight operations and security, amongst other areas.
Ground handling business (essentially the servicing of aircraft while they’re on the tarmac) grew by 23% in 2015 and is expected to grow by a further 10% this year. Some jobs are already being advertised online on the Swissport website.
“We are delighted to see Swissport’s business go from strength to strength at Dublin Airport,” Dublin Airport Managing Director Vincent Harrison said.
The recruitment of a further 200 jobs, on top of the 350 recently announced by Dublin Airport further endorses the economic impact of the airport.
Other jobs
Earlier today, 200 further jobs were announced by healthcare company MSD. The jobs will come on stream at three of the firm’s Irish sites by the end of the year.
MSD in Carlow, the company’s only standalone vaccine facility outside the US, is creating 110 new roles in production, engineering and quality control.
Its base in Brinny, Co Cork – which specialises in the fermentation and sterile filling of biotech products – is seeking 50 new hires in manufacturing, quality, technology, engineering, and environmental and safety.
MSD’s branch in Ballydine, Co Tipperary – which is involved in the research and development, formulation and manufacture of active pharmaceutical ingredients – will recruit 40 new employees, including process and chemical engineers and organic chemists by the end of 2016.
Cancer and hepatitis C
Ger Carmody, associate vice president at MSD in Tipperary, said: “Our state-of-the-art facilities in Carlow, Cork and Tipperary are leading the way in the development of new medicines, including MSD’s new treatments for cancer and hepatitis C, which are being manufactured in Ireland for the world market.
Oour Irish sites are involved in the production of over 60% of MSD’s global top 20 products.
MSD already employs more than 2,000 people across five sites in Ireland – in Dublin, Carlow, Cork, Tipperary and Wicklow. Its Irish operations had a turnover of €3 billion in 2014.
The company has operated in Ireland for over 50 years. It produces medicines in areas such as diabetes, heart disease, oncology, infectious diseases and anaesthesia.
With reporting by Daragh Brophy.
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And when they are coming to Ireland? I’m asking for, er…..a friend.
The bears on the left look a lot Happier ….
There used to be 10 bears on the left but the others got the munchies
Visited a pot shop in Cortez Colorado. It was great to go in, have a chat with the assistant and select a nice mellow blend. Went home bbq, a few beers and blazed up a bowl. Be great to be able to enjoy it responsibly here too. It should be this easy. Dealers lose, customers get top quality, tax gets paid on it.
But that makes too much sense
That’s really the way to go. Was in Portugal last year but the problem was that you’re still at the mercy of street dealers, well at least until you make some local friends. That and it’s mainly hash which cuts the lungs out of me. It’s great hash but not my thing.
We scored some seriously good grass this year in Portugal Poole, like you I hate hash and only use green. We got twice the amount for the same money we would have paid in Ireland, you just have to be very careful who you deal with – avoiding street dealers. Made some great cookies and discovered strawberry frubes the absolute munchie food, sadly not available here :(
Have you got a link to those strawberry frubes. As a munchies aficionado, I’m intrigued :)
Sorry they are called frubis not frubes :( made by a Portuguese company called Nutry. They are supposed to be available on Amazon but always out of stock. https://www.google.ie/search?q=nutry+frubis&prmd=ismvn&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwib3aGguOXPAhXFIsAKHWkIDN0Q_AUIBygB&biw=800&bih=1280#imgrc=voQNybSslgCQ4M%3A
Weeds not addictive.. says every stoner, sure it’s not
I remember in the local video store, the film Flesh Gordon was on the shelf beside Flash Gordon. Caused a bit of embarrassment.
You’d have been mortified if you came home with “Flash Gordon” by mistake.
I just spent the afternoon eating Pot noodle after Pot noodle and I feel nothing except a trip to the bathroom coming on.
Well now is the season if you want to get up early and stroll the fields to go mushroom picking. Bit of extra flavour for those Pot noodles. Just dont go reading Wheres Wally books after.
I love a pot tart now :)
Won’t somebody think of the sugar tax?!
Someone give some to Trump, do he might calm down.
cannabis candy kills
Ermmmm… I’m gonna go with no it doesn’t. If accid nylon consumed (as can happen in this case), then it’ll cause some anxiety and upset as you wouldn’t understand what’s going on, however there’s not one single case of an overdose death from cannabis or marijuana anywhere in the world ever.
Have you seen the amount that’d have to be consumed in order to kill? It’s approximately 3.3 lbs per pound of body weight.
Cannabis should not be sold in the form of children’s sweets no matter how harmless it may or may not be.
Gimme gammy gummies!
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